Lou, I agree that there is some degree of luck involved in poker… there is no debating that. But to say poker is a game of “luck” doesn’t really hold true. There are many reasons why.
LUCK? I have no training at the stock market. But I could blindly choose 4 stocks out of the business section and double my money overight. That would not qualify me to work on Wall Street.
SKILL? Professional football player, who make millions playing a game, will occasionally muff the snap on the game winning field goal. Arm chair quarterbacks all over the country say “What the hell!? I could do better!” And maybe they could… once… but not day in and day out.
LUCK? Stock traders tell everyone to buy Exxon stock and don’t expect an oil spill the next day and their customers lose thousands as stock prices tumble…
SKILL? Baseball players are considered “great” if they get just one hit one time out of every three trips to the plate…
LUCK? Highly trained police investigators read all the clues correctly, do a great investigation, and still arrest the wrong person…
All I’m saying is there are many things… many many things… that we consider to be a skill where luck plays a critical role. Yet they say poker doesn’t qualify for this category… why?
Because poker is played in a casino. :huh: